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Accepts applications
The funder's latest Form 990-PF says it accepts applications. Read the instructions below before you write.
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The funder's latest Form 990-PF says it accepts applications. Read the instructions below before you write.
Application policy: Accepts applications, as stated on the FY2024 return.
These lines count this foundation's own Form 990-PF returns that the IRS has published as data. An amended return replaces its original. They describe past returns only.
This is a count from past returns. It does not say the foundation will consider a new request. How it is counted: names are compared as written on the returns, without "The" at the start, without endings such as "Inc" or "LLC", and without spaces and punctuation. A recipient also counts as already listed when our records link it to the same organization as an earlier recipient, or when its name is almost the same as an earlier name (a trigram similarity of 0.8 or more, where 1 means identical). The state on the grant row is not compared. Grants that the foundation marked as paid to an individual, such as a scholarship, are left out of both numbers, and no count is shown when most of its grants are marked that way. A person whom the foundation did not mark as an individual is still counted as a recipient. A recipient can still look new when its name is written very differently from year to year, and two different recipients with almost the same name can be counted as one.
Application guidance comes from the funder's own Form 990-PF, Part XV (the section where a private foundation says how to apply), shown as filed. It is the funder's words, not ours. These fields are free text and the IRS form cuts them short. Filers sometimes put whole sentences in the contact-name box. Shown exactly as filed.
Giving by year
Total assets by year
| Year | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Giving | Assets | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2024 | 990-PF | $4,590,551 | $3,590,432 | $3,273,130 | $96,505,725 |
Figures are as reported on the e-filed return, with no restatement. Fiscal years are the funder's own tax year, labelled by the calendar year the period ends in. A blank line means the return does not carry that figure; a real zero shows as $0. When an amended return replaces an original, every figure here uses the amended return. The original is not shown. Giving is what the funder actually paid out toward its charitable purpose in the year (qualifying distributions on Form 990-PF, charitable disbursements otherwise). Assets are what it holds; giving is what moves.
Recipient focus areas
Where recipients are
Based on the 46% of grant rows we could match to an organization record. The rest stay as reported. The IRS assigns the NTEE category when it grants exemption. It often reflects the original filing, not today's giving.
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount | Year | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SEWARD HOUSE MUSEUMAUBURN, NY | CAPTAL ENDOWMWNT FUND, PERMANENT ENDOWMENT FUND, 2021 OPERATIONAL SUPPORT, UNRESTRICTED, IN-KIND | $5,347,929 | 2021 | |
Recipients are shown as the funder wrote them on the return. A recipient with a link was matched to an organization record; the rest stay as reported and are never guessed. Some links come from other funders' returns: when three or more of them wrote the same name and state with one EIN, and the city on this row matches, we use that EIN. The name on this row is still shown as this funder wrote it.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Daniel J Fessenden | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR | 40.00 | $251,823 |
| Kristen E Rubacka | DIRECTOR | 2.00 | $17,650 |
| W Gary Emerson | DIRECTOR | 2.00 | $16,500 |
| Lori E Robinson | PRESIDENT |
From the officer list on the latest e-filed return. Compensation is as reported there; a blank means the return carries no figure.
| $96,505,725 |
| FY2023 | 990-PF | $4,340,751 | $3,567,987 | $3,132,707 | $95,505,606 | $95,505,606 |
| FY2022 | 990-PF | $2,372,345 | $4,342,165 | $3,520,438 | $94,732,842 | $94,732,842 |
| FY2021 | 990-PF | $21,193,646 | $9,593,483 | $9,043,661 | $96,702,662 | $96,702,662 |
| FY2020 | 990-PF | $15,845,112 | $4,641,089 | $4,169,434 | $85,102,499 | $85,102,499 |
| FY2019 | 990-PF | $5,549,561 | $4,686,446 | $4,170,737 | $73,898,476 | $73,898,476 |
| FY2018 | 990-PF | $5,757,700 | $4,526,200 | $4,054,456 | $73,035,361 | $73,035,361 |
| FY2017 | 990-PF | $9,322,941 | $4,678,704 | $4,294,187 | $71,803,861 | $71,803,861 |
| MERRY-GO-ROUND PLAYHOUSE INCAUBURN, NY |
| 2017 OPERATING EXPENSES |
| $547,045 |
| 2017 |
| KEUKA COLLEGEKEUKA PARK, NY | VARIOUS PROJECTS | $500,000 | 2019 |
| SCHWEINFURTH MEMORIAL ART CENTERAUBURN, NY | TOWARD WEST END ARTS CAMPUS | $421,200 | 2024 |
| CAYUGA CO EMERSON PARKAUBURN, NY | EMERSON PARK JULY 3RD FIREWORKS, DEAUVILLE ISLAND AND PARK STRATEGIC | $406,500 | 2018 |
| SEWARD HOUSE MUSEUMAUBURN, NY | 2017 AND 2018 OPERATING EXPENSES | $405,000 | 2018 |
| SYRACUSE UNIVERSITYSYRACUSE, NY | VARIOUS PROJECTS | $405,000 | 2017 |
| WELLS COLLEGEAURORA, NY | VARIOUS PROJECTS | $402,500 | 2017 |
| CENTRAL NEW YORK COMMUNITY FOUNDATION INCSYRACUSE, NY | FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE FAYETTEVILLE-MANLIUS ABC PROGRAM - ENDOWMENT/COVID RELIEF/FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE FOOD BANK OF CENTRAL NEW YORK: ENDOWMENT FUND TO SUPPORT EMERGENCY FOOD PROGRAMS IN CENTRAL NEW YORK | $400,000 | 2020 |
| SKIDMORE COLLEGESARATOGA SPRINGS, NY | TOWARD SCIENCE FACILITIES | $400,000 | 2017 |
| AL SIGL COMMUNITY OF AGENCIESROCHESTER, NY | VARIOUS PROJECTS | $353,000 | 2017 |
| WELLS COLLEGEAURORA, NY | LAUNCHING A HOSPITALITY MANAGEMENT PROGRAM AT WELLS COLLEGE, WELLS ANNUAL FUND | $305,000 | 2022 |
| ALFRED UNIVERSITYALFRED, NY | FOUNDRY PROJECT | $300,000 | 2022 |
| NAZARETH COLLEGEMatched to this organization because 5 grant-making charities wrote this name with its EIN. Source: Schedule I of their Form 990 returns, fiscal years 2020 to 2025. Counted Oct 9, 2026.ROCHESTER, NY | GOLISANO TRAINING CENTER - AN INNOVATIVE AND INCLUSIVE MODEL FOR FITNESS AND WELLNESS | $300,000 | 2019 |
| ST JOHN FISHER COLLEGEROCHESTER, NY | DEPETERS FAMILY CENTER FOR INNOVATION AND TEACHING EXCELLENCE: INNOVATIVE LEARNING CLASSROOMS | $300,000 | 2021 |
| KEUKA COLLEGEKEUKA PARK, NY | ENDOWED SCHOLARSHIP/COVID RELIEF/EXPENDABLE GRANT | $285,000 | 2020 |
| UNION COLLEGESCHENECTADY, NY | COVID RELIEF/ SCHULER ACCESS INITIATIVE | $275,000 | 2021 |
| MARIST COLLEGEMatched to this organization because 24 grant-making charities wrote this name with its EIN. Source: Schedule I of their Form 990 returns, fiscal years 2020 to 2025. Counted Oct 9, 2026.POUGHKEEPSIE, NY | VARIOUS PROJECTS | $268,000 | 2019 |
| MERRY-GO-ROUND PLAYHOUSE INCAUBURN, NY | VARIOUS PROJECTS | $256,367 | 2019 |
| MERRY-GO-ROUND PLAYHOUSE INCAUBURN, NY | 2018 OPERATING EXPENSES, 60TH ANNIVERSARY CAMPAGIN AND DEVOS PROFESSIONAL FEES | $256,265 | 2018 |
| SEWARD HOUSE MUSEUMAUBURN, NY | TOWARD PERMANENT ENDOWMENT FUND | $252,810 | 2022 |
| ST LAWRENCE UNIVERSITYCANTON, NY | BUILDING BRIGHT FUTURES FOR ST. LAWRENCE STUDENTS IN DATA SCIENCE (ENDOWMENT) | $250,000 | 2021 |
| HARTWICK COLLEGEONEONTA, NY | HARTWICK COLLEGE NURSING SIMULATION LABORATORY | $250,000 | 2019 |
| UNION COLLEGESCHENECTADY, NY | SCHULER ACCESS INITIATIVE | $250,000 | 2022 |
| KEUKA COLLEGEKEUKA PARK, NY | STUDENT CENTER RENOVATION | $250,000 | 2018 |
| 8.00 |
| $16,800 |
| Heather A Emerson | TREASURER | 4.00 | $16,600 |
| Sally E Wagner | SECRETARY | 4.00 | $16,750 |
| W Eric Emerson | DIRECTOR | 2.00 | $16,050 |
| Alex Kinal-Wagner | VICE PRESIDENT | 6.00 | $16,950 |
| Katelyn M Perkins | DIRECTOR | 2.00 | $15,500 |
| Mary Mclean Evans | DIRECTOR | 2.00 | $16,950 |
| Ann M Huston | DIRECTOR | 2.00 | $14,750 |
| Darlene G Motley | DIRECTOR | 2.00 | $14,500 |
Nearest by size, location and giving pattern in the database. Geography weighs heavily. Treat it as a starting list, not a ranking of fit.
Form 990-PF · FY2023 · period ending Dec 31, 2023IRS bulk XML
Filing id 202402119349100705
Form 990-PF · FY2022 · period ending Dec 31, 2022
Filing id 202312919349100421
Form 990-PF · FY2021 · period ending Dec 31, 2021IRS bulk XML
Filing id 202232529349101003
Form 990-PF · FY2020 · period ending Dec 31, 2020
Filing id 202112749349100701
Form 990-PF · FY2019 · period ending Dec 31, 2019
Filing id 202001959349101610
Form 990-PF · FY2018 · period ending Dec 31, 2018
Filing id 201932469349100253
Form 990-PF · FY2017 · period ending Dec 31, 2017
Filing id 201802409349100310
IRS filings are the source for every fact on this page. Nothing a model writes is ever a source; it can only point at a row here.